The internet can't get enough of this dad who mistakenly brought home the wrong pup from PetSmart

Alex, a 22-year-old student from Miami, has a 10-year-old Maltese named Nieves.

After Nieves was finished with a grooming appointment at PetSmart, Alex's dad went to pick up the pet, but somehow managed to bring home the wrong dog.

The mix-up was quickly rectified, but not before Alex shared a hilarious video of the incident that spread like wildfire on Twitter.

A case of mistaken dog identity recently went viral on social media when Alex, a 22-year-old student from Miami, told the tale of his 10-year-old Maltese's grooming gone wrong.

Luckily, the story has a pawsitive ending. (Pun intended.)

It started when Alex's father went to retrieve the family's dog, Nieves, from the groomer at PetSmart, BuzzFeed News reported. This wasn't out of the ordinary, as he usually picked up Nieves after a grooming appointment, Alex told BuzzFeed.

But this time, he somehow managed to bring home the wrong dog — and didn't notice until Alex and his brother pointed it out in between fits of laughter.

Apparently, there were two Maltese dogs awaiting pickup from PetSmart at the same time. The dad took a bit of convincing before admitting he was wrong, but eventually conceded that he "knew something was off," according to BuzzFeed.

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"My brother and I died of laughter and asked why he would take the dog home if he thought something was off," Alex explained. "He said, 'I thought I was getting old and my eyes were betraying me.'"

Alex's father quickly returned to PetSmart to exchange the dog for Nieves — and smartly texted a snapshot to the family group chat to make absolutely sure he was picking up the right Maltese the second time around.

Naturally, the video quickly went viral on Twitter, with users cracking up over the hilarious mishap.

Truthfully, the story could have have been much worse. Can you imagine bringing home the wrong child?!

We're just glad no Malteses were harmed in the making of this viral video.

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